carpool lane - jízdní pruh pro vozidla s více cestujícími

noun - a lane on a highway etc. for vehicles with more than one passengers

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 

subpar - podprůměrný, podřadný

adjective - below expectations, below average (often connected with quality)

 

tat - šunt, brak, veteš, krámy

noun, British English, informal - cheap goods that are badly made

callipers - posuvné měřítko, průměrka

noun, technical - a tool made of two metal parts that is used for measuring the width, distance or diameter of various objects

mechanical pencil - verzatilka, mechanická padací tužka

noun, American English, technical - a pencil in which the lead can be pushed out

propelling pencil - verzatilka, mechanická padací tužka

noun, British English, technical - a pencil in which the lead can be pushed out

 

improperly - nevhodně, nesprávně

adverb - connected with something that is not right or suitable for a particular situation

mound - hromada, halda, kopec, kopa (hlíny, kamení apod.)

noun - a large pile of something (usually of earth or stones) that looks like a small hill

 

cosy - čajová panenka, termopanenka (pokrývka čajové konvice)

noun - a cover that you put on a teapot to keep it warm

 

cosily - útulně, pohodlně, příjemně

adverb - in a way that is warm and comfortable

 

terrific - strašný, ohromný, děsný

adjective - too big, too difficult, too large

 

terrifically - úžasně, strašně (velmi)

adverb, informal - amazingly, extremely (in a positive way)

 

umpteenth - několikátý

determiner, informal - having an unspecified position in a sequence

 

to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň

adverb - extremely